Quote from: Ron Boerger on February 11, 2025, 04:06:09 PMSchreiner has announced a replacement HC, Keith Allen, to lead their football program.  According to a local media report, the original HC, Kenny Freschetta, stepped down for medical reasons (not confirmed by the school).

Allen has zero D3 experience, but spent eight years at The Kings Academy [FL], departing in 2021 to take an assistant position at Klein High School NE of Houston.  According to the release his career "includes impactful roles at institutions such as the University of Oklahoma, Northeast Louisiana University, Texas Christian University, Quincy University, San Jose State University, and Southwest Baptist University" and he is a graduate of Oklahoma and TCU.  His only head coaching role at the college level was a number of years at D2 Southwestern Baptist.  His final season there (2012, 3-8) was the last time he coached college football.

Credit to them for moving quickly, Coach Treschitta tweeted on Jan 2nd about a huge addition to the program so he was still there about a month ago. Does anyone know if they had named any other staff members to the team?

Quote from: crufootball on February 11, 2025, 04:57:56 PMCredit to them for moving quickly, Coach Treschitta tweeted on Jan 2nd about a huge addition to the program so he was still there about a month ago. Does anyone know if they had named any other staff members to the team?

Doesn't appear so.  Their coaches page as of this writing is literally a tabula rasa.

https://schreinermountaineers.com/Sports/fball/coaches/index

Cory Hogue has an update on Schreiner and how coach Keith Allen came to the program - it appears to be open (I was able to view on an incognito browser):  https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2025/03/06/keith-allen-leading-schreiner-football-with-family-values-and-grit

37 players have committed, 23 since his arrival a month ago.  The program (I would presume it's Allen) has been very active on Xitter recently trying to get some mindshare.  He hopes to have 80 by camp but recognizes it may be more like 50 given the late start and inactivity prior to his arrival.  Still planning JV in 2025.  OC and DC are being onboarded, announcements soon. 

Congrats to McMurry on tying for 8th in the 2025 Indoor T&F Championship with JHU.

https://results.leonetiming.com/?mid=7678&utm_source=www.d3playbook.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=track-and-field-championship-preview

I wonder when (if?) the SCAC will add Indoor T&F as conference sponsored sport.   The SAA added it last year.

In his school's final year in the conference, Trinity AVP/Director of Athletics Bob King is one of four named Division III AD of the Year by NACDA, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.  This represents the fourth time King has received the prestigious award in its 27-year history.

Other D3 recipients, all of whom were honored for the first time in their careers, are Josh Centor of Carnegie Mellon, Mary Beth Spirk of Moravian, and Michael Whalen of Wesleyan (CT). 

Have to imagine the SCAC commissioner is calling Trinity (Texas) and Texas Lutheran to join in 2026 right about now.

Quote from: The Third Division on Yesterday at 12:40:36 AMHave to imagine the SCAC commissioner is calling Trinity (Texas) and Texas Lutheran to join in 2026 right about now.

TLU is already a full member, including football. There's no way Trinity is gonna go back, but Southwestern could conceivably be on the table to flip back from the SAA.

Sorry I meant southwestern.

Southwestern probably represents Hanberry's best chance to recover from this unfortunate situation, and if he can't I don't see Hendrix sticking around to find out what happens next - the SAA would happily take them back, and of course the ASC would love to have them too.

Quote from: Ron Boerger on Yesterday at 08:34:00 AMSouthwestern probably represents Hanberry's best chance to recover from this unfortunate situation, and if he can't I don't see Hendrix sticking around to find out what happens next - the SAA would happily take them back, and of course the ASC would love to have them too.

What is the unfortunate situation?

McMurry and

Quote from: TLU05SA on Yesterday at 08:45:59 AM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on Yesterday at 08:34:00 AMSouthwestern probably represents Hanberry's best chance to recover from this unfortunate situation, and if he can't I don't see Hendrix sticking around to find out what happens next - the SAA would happily take them back, and of course the ASC would love to have them too.

What is the unfortunate situation?

McMurry and Schreiner were bought out and will rejoin the ASC in 2026 - announcement expected later today.  See the ASC board for a lot of discussion.

Quote from: Ron Boerger on Yesterday at 08:48:26 AMMcMurry and

Quote from: TLU05SA on Yesterday at 08:45:59 AM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on Yesterday at 08:34:00 AMSouthwestern probably represents Hanberry's best chance to recover from this unfortunate situation, and if he can't I don't see Hendrix sticking around to find out what happens next - the SAA would happily take them back, and of course the ASC would love to have them too.

What is the unfortunate situation?

McMurry and Schreiner were bought out and will rejoin the ASC in 2026 - announcement expected later today.  See the ASC board for a lot of discussion.

Bought out? Are you saying the ASC (more likely its members) is paying Schreiner and McMurry to go back to the ASC?

So...UMHB and HSU are paying other schools to be their conference schedule fodder? Hmmmm. And they wonder why the exodus from ASC occurred in the first place? 

Quote from: TLU05SA on Yesterday at 09:30:59 AM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on Yesterday at 08:48:26 AMMcMurry and Schreiner were bought out and will rejoin the ASC in 2026 - announcement expected later today.  See the ASC board for a lot of discussion.

Bought out? Are you saying the ASC (more likely its members) is paying Schreiner and McMurry to go back to the ASC?

So...UMHB and HSU are paying other schools to be their conference schedule fodder? Hmmmm. And they wonder why the exodus from ASC occurred in the first place? 

Reports (unconfirmed by either the ASC or the schools, but mentioned by DCTF and a well-known blogger in his space, d3vbwest, as well as independently to me by people with contacts whom I trust) are that the two schools were offered in excess of a million dollars each to join the ASC.  The source of the funds is unknown.

Quote from: Ron Boerger on Yesterday at 09:46:57 AMReports (unconfirmed by either the ASC or the schools, but mentioned by DCTF and a well-known blogger in his space, d3vbwest, as well as independently to me by people with contacts whom I trust) are that the two schools were offered in excess of a million dollars each to join the ASC.  The source of the funds is unknown.

Well, I think the source of the funds can be reliably implied. I have no doubt that the bulk of the funds (if not all) are coming from UMHB and HSU (or backers of those programs).

I cannot recall another incident where a school moved DIII conferences because the conference (or its schools) was paying them to move conferences. Just seems gross and against the ethos of DIII to me. I fully expect that in DI but not DIII.